Chapter 7
Chapter 7
Bernoulli’s Equation:
Also:
A Av As
Where: As = area of soil solids in the cross
section of the specimen
q v Av As Av vs
v Av As v Av As L vVv Vs
vs
Av Av L Vv
w
k K
Where :
w unit weigh t of water
viscosity of water
K absolute permeabili ty
Example Problem:
Where: a = cross-
sectional area of the
standpipe
A = cross-
sectional area of the soil
specimen
aL dh
dt
Ak h
aL h1
t log e
Ak h2
aL h1
k 2.303 log 10
At h2
Example Problem:
Hazen:
k (cm/sec) cD 2
10